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The next portion of Cook County property taxes are due on Wednesday. Here's a primer on why we even have property taxes.

Air Canada’s CEO is retiring amid backlash for his video message, in which he shared condolences only in English last week after the deadly LaGuardia crash.

Millions of student loan borrowers will have to find a new repayment plan soon. The available repayment plans will mean higher monthly payments for most.

Your Costco run is about to get a lot faster.

Five Guys is rewarding employees after an unexpectedly overwhelming promotion put heavy pressure on store crews.

A new poll finds Americans' concern about gas prices and whether energy would be available or affordable did not rise much during the early weeks of the Iran war.

Mars Snacking plans to add about 600 jobs as it expands its global headquarters in Chicago.

As Social Security barrels toward broke in less than seven years, a Washington think tank has proposed limiting benefits to $100,000 a year for couples. 

Johnson and other progressives have argued for increasing wages for tipped workers, but restaurant owners say it's too costly.

A WalletHub analysis of Q4 2025 data across the 100 largest U.S. cities finds that debt delinquency varies significantly by location, highlighting where financial strain is most severe.

A popular delivery app is looking for ways to help its drivers weather skyrocketing gas prices and keep them on the road.

Stripping restaurant servers of their tips could kill motivation, say some.

The IRS has released guidance on a new deduction that allows eligible taxpayers to write off up to $10,000 in auto loan interest per year.

A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations, finding that he did not "scheme" to mislead investors.